Australia’s returning nice Ellyse Perry has underlined her enduring excellence with a matchwinning innings to place her aspect again answerable for the T20I collection in Mumbai.

While the veteran all-rounder proved as commanding as ever, it was rising teenage fast Darcie Brown who shone with the ball to make sure Australia sealed a 21-run win at Brabourne Stadium on Wednesday that places them 2-1 forward within the five-match collection.

Perry, taking part in her first T20I collection for 14 months, hammered a superb 75 off 47 balls — the best rating of her worldwide short-format profession, carved out when Australia regarded in an actual spot of hassle.

“This is an amazing team to be a part of and any opportunity you get to play a role is really nice,” Perry mentioned.

“I really enjoyed the opportunity and had a lot of fun out there.”

Perry, nonetheless ODI cricket’s highest-ranked all-rounder, had taken a few essential early wickets in Australia’s opening-game win final Friday and this time, in her first knock in a T20I since October 2021, she got here to her aspect’s help early on.

Fresh from their first defeat all yr in a super-over basic on Sunday that levelled the collection at 1-1, Australia suffered a woeful begin.

Captain Alyssa Healy was lbw to Renuka Singh within the opening over and Tahlia McGrath, simply put in because the world’s top-ranked T20I batter, adopted subsequent, bowled by Anjali Sarvani.

But the 32-year-old Perry, again within the fold after lacking out on T20 choice on the Ashes and Commonwealth Games, reminded everybody why she is one among Australia’s all-time greats as she wrested again the initiative, racing to her 50 off 33 balls.

The Sydneysider, who finally fell after hitting 9 fours and three sixes, had early assist from Beth Mooney (30), who was dismissed for the primary time within the collection after scoring 201 runs throughout the three matches.

Grace Harris’s rollicking cameo — three sixes in a 17-ball 41 — additionally helped Perry take the sport away from the hosts, pushing Australia to an above-par 8-172.

“The impact that Harris had was remarkable,” Healy mentioned.

Typically, Perry most popular to reward others somewhat than herself.

“If you look at Grace’s innings, that was so important in the context of the match and the way she played,” she mentioned.

“Grace is an amazing player — you just look at her strength and she can stay and deliver like nobody else probably can in the game.”